33rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 75 |
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20220264172 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND CONTROL OF SMART STREAMING DEVICES - Systems and methods for controlling a smart streaming device are disclosed herein. The smart streaming device is controlled based on a position of an ultra-wideband (UWB) device. Based on the position of the UWB device, one or more service events for the smart streaming device can be conducted. For example, a privacy mode of the smart streaming device can be enabled or disabled based on the position of the UWB device. In another example, a distance can be determined between the smart streaming device and the position of the UWB device. Based on the distance, an output configuration of the smart streaming device can be set, such as dynamically adjusting volume or text size on the smart streaming device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264173 | RECORDING REMOTE EXPERT SESSIONS - A server receives, from a first display device of a first user, first content data, first sensor data, and a request for assistance identifying a context of the first display device. The server identifies a second display device of a second user based on the context of the first display device. The server receives second content data and second sensor data from the second display device. The first content data is synchronized with the second content data based on the first and second sensor data. Playback parameters are formed based on the context of the first display device. An enhanced playback session is generated using the synchronized first and second content data in response to determining that the first sensor data meet the playback parameters. The enhanced playback session is communicated to the first display device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264174 | AUDIO DUPLICATION AND REDIRECTION SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are various embodiments for providing an audio duplication and redirection system. An embodiment operates by determining that a media redirection hardware adapter is connected to an audio port of a host device. Audio content is intercepted from an audio source directed to the host device, wherein the received audio content comprises a first set of one or more audio channels. The received audio content is separated into a second set of two or more audio channels including both a first channel for a first speaker and a second channel for a second speaker. Positional audio for the speakers is determined from the received audio content. The positional audio is provided to the first speaker over the first channel and to the second speaker over the second channel. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264175 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY MEDIA BASED ON WATERMARKS ACROSS DIFFERENT AUDIO STREAMS AND/OR DIFFERENT WATERMARKING TECHNIQUES - Example apparatus disclosed herein are to detect a first watermark embedded in an audio stream associated with media, the first watermark embedded and detected based on a first watermarking technique; and detect a second watermark embedded in the audio stream, the second watermark embedded and detected based on a second watermarking technique. Disclosed example apparatus are also to assign the first watermark to a first monitoring track and to a second monitoring track, the first monitoring track limited to watermarks embedded in the audio stream based on the first watermarking technique, the second monitoring track limited to watermarks embedded in the audio stream based on any of the first or second watermarking techniques; group the first and second watermarks to form a media detection event when the second watermark is assigned to the second monitoring track; and cause transmission of the media detection event to a data collection facility. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264176 | DIGITAL SPACE MANAGEMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE - Methods, devices, and systems for digital space management in virtual reality and augmented reality are described. A method can include a terminal that logs in to a preset application based on a first user identifier, presents a first interface, where the first interface includes a virtual space registration option. In response to an enabling operation of a user for the virtual space registration option, the terminal photographs a first scene to obtain a preview stream, obtains a target geometry, and sends the first user identifier, the preview stream, and the target geometry to a server. The preview stream and the target geometry are used to determine a target virtual space in which a user with the first user identifier has virtual content editing permission in a first virtual space. The first virtual space is a virtual space corresponding to a real world including the first scene. The target geometry is used to represent a form of the target virtual space. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264177 | FAILURE RECOVERY USING DIFFERENTIAL MEDIA PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS FOR VIDEO STREAMING - In some embodiments, a method receives a request from a client device. The request includes location information for an update to a media presentation description for a media presentation. The method uses the location information to determine that the client device has not received a first segment based on the location information. The media presentation description is currently sending updates for a second segment. The location information is used to identify that the update to the media presentation description should include the first segment and the second segment. The method sends an instance of the media presentation description that includes update information for the first segment and the second segment to update a stored version of the media presentation description for the client device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264178 | IDENTIFYING AND LABELING SEGMENTS WITHIN VIDEO CONTENT - In one aspect, an example method includes (i) obtaining fingerprint repetition data for a portion of video content, with the fingerprint repetition data including a list of other portions of video content matching the portion of video content and respective reference identifiers for the other portions of video content; (ii) identifying the portion of video content as a program segment rather than an advertisement segment based at least on a number of unique reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content relative to a total number of reference identifiers within the list of other portions of video content; (iii) determining that the portion of video content corresponds to a program specified in an electronic program guide using a timestamp of the portion of video content; and (iv) storing an indication of the portion of video content in a data file for the program. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264179 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ESTIMATE POPULATION REACH FROM DIFFERENT MARGINAL RATING UNIONS - Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to estimate population reach for different unions based on marginal ratings. An example apparatus includes memory and processor circuitry to determine a population reach estimate of a union of time intervals for which media ratings data is available, the population reach estimate based on a pseudo universe estimate of a population audience corresponding to the union of the time intervals; determine a pseudo universe estimate of a recorded audience corresponding to the union of the time intervals; determine the pseudo universe estimate of the population audience based on the pseudo universe estimate of the recorded audience; and in response to a decision to update the pseudo universe estimate of the population audience to reduce an error of the population reach estimate output the population reach estimate of the union when the error of the population reach estimate satisfies a threshold. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264180 | SELECTIVE REDACTION OF MEDIA CONTENT - In general, various aspects of the present invention provide methods, apparatuses, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for identifying and documenting certain subject matter found in media content, as well as selectively redacting the subject matter found in media content. In accordance with various aspects, a method is provided that comprises: obtaining first metadata for media content, the metadata identifying a context and a portion of content for an individual; identifying, based on the context, a certain subject matter for the media content; determining that a particular item associated with the subject matter is present in the portion of content associated with the individual; generating second metadata to document the particular item present in the portion of content; and using the second metadata to selectively redacting the item from the portion of content associated with the individual upon request to do so with respect to the individual. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY SCORING - Provided herein are methods and systems for improved accessibility scoring for content items. A predicted accessibility score may be based on a plurality of multimodal features present within a content item. The plurality of multimodal features may include video features (e.g., based on video/image analysis), audio features (e.g., based on audio analysis), text-based features (e.g., based on closed-captioning analysis), features indicated by metadata (e.g., duration, genre, etc.), a combination thereof, and/or the like. A predicted accessibility score for a content item may indicate how accessible the content item may be for persons who are visually impaired, hearing impaired, cognitively impaired, etc., as well as for persons who desire to view content that requires less visual attention and/or audio attention as the case may be. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264182 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AN EMOTIONAL-BASED CONTENT RECOMMENDATION LIST - Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264183 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ATTENTIVENESS OF USER - Disclosed herein is a method and system for collecting attentiveness information associated with a user's response to consuming a piece of media content. The attentiveness information is used to create an attentiveness-labelled behavioural data for the user's response. A computer-implemented attentiveness model may be generated by applying machine learning techniques to the a set of attentiveness-labelled behavioural data from multiple users. The system may comprise an annotation tool that facilitates human labelling of the user's response with attentiveness data. The resulting attentiveness model is therefore based on correlations indicative of attentiveness within the attentiveness-labelled behavioural data and/or physiological data that are based on real human cognition rather than a predetermined feature or combination of features. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264184 | RECORDING AND BROADCASTING APPLICATION VISUAL OUTPUT - The present disclosure generally relates to sharing application visual output. An example process includes: displaying a first affordance, where the first affordance corresponds to a broadcast application capable of broadcasting data corresponding to a visual output of an application; in response to detecting a first set of one or more user inputs, where the first set of one or more user inputs includes selection of the first affordance: in accordance with a determination that a first user is logged into an account associated with the broadcast application, sending data corresponding to the visual output of the application to the broadcast application for transmitting the data corresponding to the visual output over the communication interface to a remote server; and in accordance with a determination that the first user is not logged into the account associated with the broadcast application, displaying a login window of the broadcast application. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR ACCOUNT CREDENTIAL SHARING IN COMMUNICATION SERVICES - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system or method that collects or otherwise accesses information indicating connection patterns such as IP addresses being utilized by communication devices for communication services over a time period, where the communication devices use a same credential of a single account for accessing the communication services. Hubs can be identified according to groups of the communication devices that exhibit a particular sharing pattern such as having used the one or more common IP addresses. A prediction or estimation that the single account is engaging in sharing activity can be made based on an analysis of the hubs, such as based on a number of the hubs. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264186 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING A USER TO GENERATE A PLAN TO ACCESS CONTENT USING MULTIPLE CONTENT SERVICES - A system for facilitating access to items of content presents recommendations to a user. Items of content may include movies and television shows. Recommendations may include access plans specifying a plurality of digital media services, where each specified digital media service provides availability to items of content included in a user defined set. Further, recommendations may be based on one or more use defined constraints. User defined constraints may include a user budget for accessing items of content during a specific time period. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264187 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM COMPUTER-BASED MONITORING OF AUDIENCES OF NETWORK-BASED MEDIA BY USING INFORMATION THEORY TO ESTIMATE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL UNIONS - Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to perform computer-based monitoring of audiences of network-based media using information theory to estimate intermediate level unions are disclosed. An example apparatus to determine a deduplicated, census-based audience metric of media includes panel union calculator circuitry to calculate a threshold statistic corresponding to an intermediate union of a panel hierarchy, and census union calculator circuitry to calculate a deduplicated audience value corresponding to the intermediate union of the census hierarchy based on the threshold statistic. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING IN LIVE BROADCAST ROOM - A method for interactions in a live broadcast room includes: in response to opening a question interaction function in a live broadcast room, displaying a question panel interface in a first display area of the live broadcast room, wherein the question panel interface comprises a display card for each piece of question information and each display card comprises an answer control and an end control; and in response to triggering the answer control, displaying the target display card on top of remaining display cards on the question panel interface, and replacing the answer control with the end control. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264189 | SMART PLAYER STREAM SWITCHING FOR LIVE CONTENT PLAYBACK AND NAVIGATION BASED ON USER ACTION - Techniques are described for transparent switching between live-edge and non-live-edge playback responsive to user navigation. For example, live content is available to a user both via a live stream from a remote live edge server, and via a recorded-live stream from a remote recording server. During playback of a live content stream, a player system uses a warm-up player to continually receive, pre-decode, and pre-buffer the live stream at the live edge to maintain a pre-buffered warm-up stream; and the player system uses a primary player to decode and generate a playback stream for playback. As the user navigates playback between live-edge and non-live-edge locations, the player system can seamlessly switch between generating the playback stream based on the recorded-live stream for non-live-edge playback, or based on the pre-buffered warm-up stream for live-edge playback. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264190 | VIDEO CONTENT TYPE METADATA FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE - Apparatus and methods for providing solutions to the problem of preserving original creative intent for video playback on a target display are presented herein. According to one aspect, a video bitstream includes metadata with a flag indicative of creative intent for a target display. This metadata may include numerous fields that denote characteristics such as content type, content sub-type, intended white point, whether or not to use the video in Reference Mode, intended sharpness, intended noise reduction, intended MPEG noise reduction, intended Frame Rate Conversion, intended Average Picture Level, and intended color. This metadata is designed to make it effortless for the content creators to tag their content. The metadata can be added to the video content at multiple points, the status of the flag is set to TRUE or FALSE to indicate whether the metadata was added by the content creator or a third party. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264191 | CONTENT-MODIFICATION SYSTEM WITH QUIET CONTENT DETECTION FEATURE - In one aspect, an example method includes (i) determining, by a content-presentation device, a media-device loudness of content that is provided to the content-presentation device by a media device, with the content portion being provided to the content-presentation device prior to an upcoming content-modification opportunity; (ii) determining, by the content-presentation device, that the media-device loudness is less than a threshold; (iii) based on determining that the media-device loudness is less than the threshold, obtaining, by the content-presentation device, a reference loudness of the content portion; and (iv) using, by the content-presentation device, the reference loudness as a basis for determining whether or not to carry out a content-modification operation in connection with the upcoming content-modification opportunity. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING THE REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF A PORTABLE DEVICE - A system and method used to displaying advertising content. A first app installed on a first device functions to retrieve the advertising content and to then provide the advertising content to a second app installed on a second device. The second app installed on the second device will cause the advertising content to be displayed as an overlay in a display associated with the second device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264193 | PROGRAM PRODUCTION APPARATUS, PROGRAM PRODUCTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A program production apparatus or the like that is suitable for reflecting information with respect to persons who distribute or broadcast programs as well as viewers. A program production apparatus | 2022-08-18 |
20220264194 | ALARM VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONICS CABINET - A system includes an alarm processing module that is configured to receive a plurality of alarm signals that are generated based on conditions associated with an electronics cabinet. Each of the plurality of alarm signals has an alarm state and an ambient state associated therewith. The alarm processing module is further configured to generate an alarm notification signal in response to at least one of the plurality of alarm signals being in the alarm state. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264195 | Prioritized Call Sessions - A local network call handling device is configured to establish multiple concurrent call sessions between local network end devices and an external network. When a prioritized end device attempts to establish a call session, the call handling device may initially determine if a first call session identifier is available. If so, the call session can be established using that first identifier. If the first identifier is in use for a call session of another end device, the call handling device may either use a different call session identifier for the prioritized end device session or may drop a pre-existing call session to free an identifier for use in connection with the prioritized end device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264196 | Systems and Methods for Long-Distance Remote Sensing With Sub-Wavelength Resolution Using a Wirelessly-Powered Sensor Tag Array - Systems and methods for remote sensing are described. In an embodiment, an apparatus, includes: a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; an electromagnetic transmitter configured to emit electromagnetic waves; an ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver; a computer system; where: the RFID tag is configured to be operated without a battery, and to be powered by the electromagnetic waves emitted by the electromagnetic transmitter; where the RFID tag is configured to send out UWB impulses based on an amount of electromagnetic power received from the electromagnetic transmitter, such that a repetition rate of the UWB impulses varies with the amount of electromagnetic power received from the electromagnetic transmitter | 2022-08-18 |
20220264197 | AUTOMATED SELF-CONTAINED HOOKAH SYSTEM WITH UNOBSTRUSIVE AQUATIC DATA RECORDING - A self-contained surface supplied air system preferably provided with backpack-wearable capability and automated setup functions for ease of use that is capable of recording valuable recreational and scientific data in an unobtrusive manner. The flotation tube process for the system can be automated to reduce setup time and electronically regulated to increase reliability and safety. The system allows recreational divers or their inherent equipment to be capable of recording valuable and reputable data in a manner that does not involve extra effort by the user. The disclosed system can use a miniature pH sensor design with automatic calibration for integration into the data recording device. In one embodiment, the novel hookah diving system comprises a portable body enclosing all necessary equipment and featuring automatic flotation tube inflation and deflation. An integrated data recording device collects physical data at points along the diver's tether preferably from the surface all the way to the depth of the diver. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264198 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSING SOIL PROPERTIES AND DEPLOYING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS FOR SOIL PROPERTIES - A system for predicting ideal environmental conditions to grow plants, the system comprising: establishing a connection with at least one sensor; adjusting at least one setting of the at least one sensor; collecting environmental data from the sensor based on the at least one setting; manipulating the collected environmental data, wherein the data is manipulated from a first format to a second format, wherein the second format is readable by a predictive analyzing engine; performing a predictive model manipulation on the manipulated collected environmental data, wherein a future value of the environmental data is calculated; and manipulating a user interface based on the future value of the environmental data. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264199 | Systems and Methods for Improved Asset Monitoring via Orientation Measurement - Systems and methods for asset monitoring via orientation measurement, the system including a detection device, sensor, and control unit, the control unit configured with at least one operational condition and receiving information from the detection device and sensor, and the control unit determining or changing a mode of operation of the control unit based upon an evaluation of the received information in comparison to the operational condition. The system may optionally include a location sensing device. A method of monitoring an asset including: configuring a control unit with at least one operational condition; attaching a system to the asset; receiving, via the control unit, detection device information from the detection device, the detection device information including orientation information or motion information; evaluating the detection device information in comparison to the operational condition information; and determining or changing a mode of operation of the control unit based upon the evaluating. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264200 | REDUCED CROSSTALK PHOTONIC SWITCH - Described are various configurations of reduced crosstalk optical switches. Various embodiments can reduce or entirely eliminate crosstalk using a coupler that has a power-splitting ratio that compensates for amplitude imbalance caused by phase modulator attenuation. Some embodiments implement a plurality of phase modulators and couplers as part of a dilated switch network to increase overall bandwidth and further reduce potential for crosstalk. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264201 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE LINK EXTENDER INCLUDING ETHERNET AND PON AMPLIFICATION - This disclosure describes, among other things, an Optical Communications Module Link Extender (OCML) including embedded Ethernet and PON amplification rather than relying on a separate amplification module for Ethernet and/or PON signals transmitted through the OCML. Providing an OCML that is able to provide the appropriate amplification to transmit both Ethernet and PON signals may be accomplished by using one or more Raman pumps on the signals transmitted in the upstream direction through the OCML (for example, upstream from one or more customer devices to one or more OLTs for PON signals. This OCML configuration may allow for a more cost-effective and efficient system with a smaller footprint than a system that relies on external amplification modules to transmit Ethernet or PON signals. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264202 | ACTIVATION METHOD AND DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, NETWORK DEVICE AND OPTICAL NETWORK SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an activation method, an activation device, a control device, a network device and an optical network system. A new-system ONU is activated on a first OLT in an existing system, and then activation information of the new-system ONU is sent to a second OLT in a new system by the first OLT or by an activation agent ONU which has been activated on the second OLT, thereby enabling activation of the new-system ONU on the second OLT. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264203 | METHOD FOR REDUCING UPLINK DELAY OF PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK, AND RELATED DEVICE - An optical line terminal (OLT) includes a basic wavelength channel unit and a corresponding extended wavelength channel unit. The basic wavelength channel unit is configured to support a basic wavelength channel and realize discovery and ranging of an optical network unit (ONU) on the basic wavelength channel; establish a first ONU management and control channel (OMCC) with the ONU on the basic wavelength channel, and in response to the ONU supporting an extended wavelength channel and being configured to be in a low delay mode, notify the ONU to switch from the basic wavelength channel to the extended wavelength channel through the first OMCC. The extended wavelength channel unit is configured to support at least one extended wavelength channel and establish a second OMCC with the ONU on the extended wavelength channel to transmit a low delay service. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264204 | Subrating and multiplexing non-standard rates in ZR and ZR+ optical interfaces - A ZR or ZR+ interface includes circuitry configured to receive one or more client signals; and circuitry configured to transmit the one or more client signals as an aggregate signal in a Flexible Ethernet (FlexE) format in one of a ZR format and a ZR+ format, including a mapping indicative of how the one or more client signals are one of multiplexed and subrated into the aggregate signal. The aggregate signal can have a rate that does not correspond to a standard Ethernet Physical Medium Dependent (PMD). The FlexE format can include a plurality of FlexE instances with at least one of the FlexE instances having calendar slots removed for a subrating application. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264205 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A LOUDSPEAKER - A mounting system for mounting a loudspeaker to a substrate includes a mounting assembly having an elongated screw, a support member received on and movable along the screw, and a mounting arm rotatably connected to the support member and having a resting position and a working position. A guide housing receives the mounting assembly with the screw extending longitudinally therethrough and includes a wall structure with an open front side and a cap at a top portion of the wall structure. In the resting position, the support member is positioned along the screw at least partially received within the cap and the mounting arm is substantially contained within the wall structure. In the working position, the support member is positioned along the screw to be outside of the cap and the mounting arm is spring-biased away from the screw and extends outwardly through the front side of the wall structure. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264206 | SOUND REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - A sound reproduction system ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220264207 | AUDIO SIGNAL DRIVEN TORCH AND TORCH SYSTEM - Methods and systems for a fire device, comprising actuating a respective valve included in each of a plurality of torches based on the audio mode selection and the audio input via a control signal sent through a common line, wherein each of the plurality of torches comprises a wire connection clamp coupling a respective torch of the plurality of torches to the common line to receive the control signal. The valve is part of an ignition configuration, wherein the ignition configuration includes a fan lighter positioned vertically above the gaseous fuel injector, in at least one example. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264208 | INTEGRATED AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEM - An integrated audio-visual system is disclosed for delivering an event to one or more spectators. The integrated audio-visual system includes one or more loudspeakers that are positioned behind one or more visual displays to be effectively behind the one or more visual displays to be shielded from the field of view of the one or more spectators. The one or more visual displays are specially designed and manufactured to allow sound associated with the event to propagate from the one or more loudspeakers with minimal acoustical distortion and/or minimum acoustical vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to the one or more spectators. Moreover, the one or more loudspeakers and the one or more visual displays are situated to be a predetermined displacement from each other to further minimize acoustical distortion. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264209 | VISUAL DISPLAY PANELS FOR INTEGRATED AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMS - An integrated audio-visual system is disclosed for delivering an event to one or more spectators. The integrated audio-visual system includes one or more loudspeakers that are positioned behind one or more visual displays to be effectively behind the one or more visual displays to be shielded from the field of view of the one or more spectators. The one or more visual displays are specially designed and manufactured to allow sound associated with the event to propagate from the one or more loudspeakers with minimal acoustical distortion and/or minimum acoustical vibration while presenting a visual representation of the event to the one or more spectators. Moreover, the one or more loudspeakers and the one or more visual displays are situated to be a predetermined displacement from each other to further minimize acoustical distortion. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264210 | Wireless Communication Adapter - A wireless communication adapter device includes an enclosure and a communication device base. The communication device base includes a first switch and a wireless communication transceiver. The communication device base is inserted into the enclosure so that the communication device base can move along an axis within the enclosure from a first base position and a second base position. Such movement actuates the first switch against the enclosure to initiate one or more communication operations of the wireless communication transceiver in the communication device base. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264211 | SPEAKER DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a speaker device including a circuit housing, an ear hook, a rear hook, and a speaker assembly. The speaker assembly may include a headphone core and a housing for accommodating the headphone core, the housing may include a housing panel facing a human body and a housing back opposite to the housing panel, and the headphone core may cause the housing panel and the housing back to vibrate. An absolute value of a difference between a first phase of a vibration of the housing panel and a second phase of a vibration of the housing back may be less than 60 degrees when a frequency of each of the vibration of the housing panel and the vibration of the housing back is between 2000 Hz and 3000 Hz. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264212 | OPEN EARPHONE - The present disclosure relates to a waterproof open earphone. The waterproof open earphone may include a housing, at least one button, at least one elastic pad, and at least one pair of speaker units. The housing may be placed on a head or at least one ear of a user while not blocking an ear canal of the user. The at least one button may be set on the housing, wherein each of the at least one button corresponds to a button hole. The at least one elastic pad may correspond to the at least one button, respectively, wherein each elastic pad prevents the corresponding button from moving relative to the button hole. Each pair of the at least one pair of speaker units may generate sound within a frequency range from two sound guiding holes through two sound guiding tubes. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264213 | PERSONAL HEARING DEVICE - Personal electronic devices are provided in the form of personal audio equipment. Devices of the present disclosure include readily-moldable ear inserts that are selectively formed to fit the shape of a user's ear and do not require heating, curing, setting, or other temperature manipulation. In some embodiments, the devices comprise wireless audio technology and wireless conductive charging. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264214 | CONTROL OF AN EARPHONE DEVICE - An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling an earphone device is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise means for detecting a condition corresponding to an earphone device becoming disengaged from a user's ear and for operating said earphone device in an adjustment mode based on detecting the condition, wherein, in the adjustment mode, an operation associated with a touch sensor on said earphone device is changed. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264215 | Earpiece with GPS receiver - An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the earpiece, a speaker operatively connected to the processor, a microphone operatively connected the processor, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the earpiece. A system may include a first earpiece having a connector with earpiece charging contacts, a charging case for the first earpiece, the charging case having contacts for connecting with the earpiece charging contacts, and a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed within the charging case. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264216 | HEADPHONES AND HEADPHONE SYSTEMS - Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264217 | DEVICE FOR SOUND REPRODUCTION - Device for reproducing sounds, in particular sounds intended to be perceived by a subject using said device, comprising a containment element in which a transducer, preferably of an electro-acoustic type, is housed, which is configured to emit vibrations substantially corresponding to the sound to be reproduced, and a liquid or gel state medium which is contained inside said containment element, said medium being configured to transmit the sound vibrations generated by said transducer to a transmission element intended to be applied in direct contact with a body area of said user, thereby transmitting said sound vibrations to said body area, wherein the containment element consists of a single housing chamber and the transducer is immersed entirely or partially in the medium inside said chamber. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264218 | LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS - The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker apparatus. The loudspeaker apparatus may include a circuit housing accommodating a control circuit or a battery; an ear hook and a rear hook connected to both ends of the circuit housing, respectively. The ear hook may be at least partially covered by a first protective housing. The rear hook may be at least partially covered by a second protective housing. The first protective housing and the second protective housing at least partially cover a periphery of the circuit housing from both ends of the circuit housing in a sleeve manner, respectively. The loudspeaker apparatus may further include a speaker connected to one end of the ear hook, the speaker including an earphone core and an earphone core housing for accommodating the earphone core. The earphone core housing may include a housing panel facing the human body and a housing back opposite to the housing panel. A vibration of the earphone core may result in vibrations of the housing panel and the housing back. The vibration of the housing panel may have a first phase, and the vibration of the housing back may have a second phase. When vibration frequencies of the housing panel and the housing back may be in a range of 2000 Hz to 3000 Hz, an absolute value of a difference between the first phase and the second phase may be less than 60 degrees. The loudspeaker apparatus of the present disclosure can avoid damage to the control circuit or the battery caused by high temperature. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264219 | SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, COMMUNICATION, AND SAFETY FOR HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES - An apparatus for hearing protection comprises a pair of earpads, a band, microphones, speakers, vibration generators, and a processing unit. Each of the earpads is placed over an ear of the user. The band extends between the pair of earpads. The microphones convert acoustic signals into electrical signals. The speakers are located on each of the pair of earpads and direct sound towards the ear. The vibration generators are located on at least one of the pair of earpads and generate vibratory feedback to the user. The processing unit is connected to the microphones, the speakers, and the vibration generators, and compares first parameters of the electrical signals from the microphones with second parameters of predetermined warning sounds to determine whether the electrical signals comprise one or more of the predetermined warning sounds. If the processing unit determines that the electrical signals comprise one or more of the predetermined warning sounds, the processing unit transmits a warning to the speakers and the vibration generators. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264220 | Sound Emitting Apparatus - A sound emitting apparatus includes a speaker unit and an enclosure of the speaker unit having an aperture configuring a Helmholtz resonator. A resonance frequency Fr of the Helmholtz resonator is set to be equal to or higher than a reproducible lower limit frequency of the speaker unit. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264221 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THAT ADJUSTS SENSITIVITY OF MICROPHONE ACCORDING TO MOTION OF ONE HAND AND OTHER HAND IN PREDETERMINED GESTURE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a microphone, a camera, and a control device. The control device acts as a voice recognizer, a controller, a gesture recognizer, and a sensitivity adjuster. The voice recognizer recognizes voice of the user inputted to the microphone. The controller controls an operation of the electronic apparatus, according to a result of voice recognition by the voice recognizer. The gesture recognizer recognizes, on a basis of an image shot by the camera, a predetermined gesture in which one hand of the user is positioned beside an end of the user's mouth, and the other hand is positioned beside the other end of the user's mouth. The sensitivity adjuster adjusts sensitivity of the microphone, according to a motion of the hands, when the gesture recognizer recognizes respective motions of the one hand and the other hand in the predetermined gesture. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264222 | Method of synchronizing pieces of audio equipment - A synchronization method performed for a first piece of audio equipment connected to a wireless network via a first radio point that is identified by a first BSSID, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a second piece of audio equipment connected to the same wireless network and forming part of the same audio group; acquiring a second BSSID of a second radio point via which the second piece of audio equipment is connected to the wireless network, and then determining whether the first BSSID and the second BSSID are identical; if not, performing a selection stage to select an optimum radio point that is identified by an optimum BSSID; if the optimum BSSID is different from the first BSSID, connecting the first piece of audio equipment to the wireless network via the optimum radio point. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264223 | Sound Signal Processor and Control Method Therefor - A sound signal processor and a control method therefor that enable appropriate processing to be applied to each sound signal and the sound signals to be outputted to an appropriate output destination, while avoiding equipment connection complexity. A first processing unit performs first processing on a first sound signal to generate a second sound signal, and outputs the second sound signal to a mix bus, a second processing unit performs second processing on a third sound signal to generate a fourth sound signal, and outputs the fourth sound signal to the mix bus and a first output destination, and the mix bus mixes the second sound signal with the fourth sound signal to generate a fifth sound signal, and outputs the fifth sound signal to a second output destination. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264224 | ORIENTATION-AWARE SURROUND SOUND PLAYBACK - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to orientation-aware surround sound playback. A method for processing audio on an electronic device that includes a plurality of loudspeakers is disclosed, the loudspeakers arranged in more than one dimension of the electronic device. The method includes, responsive to receipt of a plurality of received audio streams, generating a rendering component associated with the plurality of received audio streams, determining an orientation dependent component of the rendering component, processing the rendering component by updating the orientation dependent component according to an orientation of the loudspeakers and dispatching the received audio streams to the plurality of loudspeakers for playback based on the processed rendering component. Corresponding system and computer program products are also disclosed. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264225 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - An acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm and multiple vibrators to drive the diaphragm. The diaphragm has multiple cutouts and includes multiple arrangement portions. The multiple vibrators are disposed on the multiple arrangement portions, respectively. At least one of the multiple arrangement portions is disposed between two of the multiple cutouts adjacent to each other and supported at both ends thereof. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264226 | ACOUSTIC DIAPHRAGM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ACOUSTIC DEVICE - Provided is an acoustic diaphragm with required properties for a vibrating part and an edge part thereof. The acoustic diaphragm comprises a vibrating part | 2022-08-18 |
20220264227 | Loudspeaker for Headphones - The invention is based on a loudspeaker for headphones, which has a magnet ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220264228 | Electrodynamic Loudspeaker - The invention is based on an electrodynamic loudspeaker comprising a housing, at least one magnet ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220264229 | Piezoelectric Mems Sensor and Related Device - A piezoelectric MEMS sensor and a related device is disclosed, applied to scenarios such as a terminal, a smart acoustic system, a wireless Bluetooth headset, an active noise reduction headset, a notebook computer, and an automobile industry, including a substrate including a sound entry channel and at least one cantilever. The cantilever includes a first region and a second region that are connected to each other. The first region includes a first side face and a second side face, the first side face is a side face that is of the first region and that faces a target face, and the target face is a face that is of the cantilever and that is connected to the substrate. An included angle between the first side face and the second side face is greater than or equal to 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264230 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING THROUGH A HARD PLASTIC MASK - The present disclosure relates generally to providing a flexible patch and system for communicating through hard plastic masks such as CPAP/BiPAP® masks. Using electronic circuitry and novel designs, the present systems and methods can detect speech vibrations and output audible speech from hard plastic mask wearers. For example, in certain embodiments, the present systems and methods can recognize speech through a CPAP/BiPAP® mask, filter out non-human voice related noise, and output the resulting speech of the mask wearer. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264231 | HEARING AID COMPRISING A FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM - A hearing aid includes a forward path including a) an input transducer proving an electric input signal, b) a hearing aid processor, and c) an output transducer. The hearing aid further includes d) a feedback control system having d1) a feedback path estimator including an adaptive filter configured to provide an estimate of a current feedback path from the output transducer to at least one input transducer, the feedback path estimator being controllable via a feedback estimation control input, and d2) a combination unit in the forward path configured to subtract the estimate (v′) of the current feedback path signal (v) from a signal of the forward path (y) to provide a feedback corrected signal (e), and e) a detector for providing the feedback estimation control input in dependence of an offset control signal indicative of an offset in the electric input signal or a signal originating therefrom. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264232 | A HEARING AID COMPRISING AN OPEN LOOP GAIN ESTIMATOR - A hearing aid comprises a forward path comprising an input transducer an electric input signals representing a sound comprising target signal components and background noise, a hearing aid processor for providing a processed signal in dependence of said at least one electric input signal and for providing a processed output signal in dependence thereof, and an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable as sound to the user in dependence of said processed signal. The forward path provides a frequency dependent intended forward path transfer function. The hearing aid further comprises a feedback path estimator configured to provide a current frequency dependent estimate of a feedback path transfer function of a feedback path from the output transducer to the input transducer, and a current feedback path estimate in dependence of the current estimate of the feedback path transfer function and of the processed signal, and a combination unit in the forward path configured to subtract the current feedback path estimate from a signal of the forward path to provide a feedback corrected signal. The hearing aid may further comprise a noise estimator configured to provide a current frequency dependent noise estimate representing a background noise level in the at least one electric input signal, an open loop transfer function estimator configured to provide a frequency dependent estimate of a current open loop transfer function in dependence of the intended forward path transfer function and the current estimate of the feedback transfer function, and a confidence level estimator configured to provide a current frequency dependent estimate of a confidence level of the current estimate of the feedback transfer function in dependence of a current estimate of open loop gain and optionally the current noise estimate. The hearing aid may be configured to control processing in the hearing aid in a frequency band k in dependence of said current estimate of the open loop transfer function and/or the current estimate of the feedback path transfer function, if the current estimate of the confidence level fulfils a confidence criterion in said frequency band k. A method of operating a hearing aid is further disclosed. The invention may e.g. be used to assess a risk of acoustic feedback in a hearing aid. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264233 | REDUCING CLOCK SKEW BETWEEN CLOCK SIGNALS OF FIRST AND SECOND HEARING DEVICES - The present disclosure relates in one aspect to methods of adjusting a second system clock frequency of a slave or second device to a first system clock frequency of a first device connectable thereto via a unidirectional or bidirectional wireless data communication link so to reduce clock skew between the first and second system clock frequencies. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264234 | AUDIO TRAINING - Presented herein are audio training techniques that facilitate the rehabilitation of a recipient of an auditory prosthesis. In certain embodiments, the audio training techniques presented herein may include real time training aspects in which the recipient's surrounding (ambient) auditory environment, including the sounds present therein, is analyzed in real time. The recipient can then be provided with a real time identity (e.g., audible or visible representation/description) of the sounds present in the auditory environment. The identity of the sounds can be provided to the recipient automatically and/or in response to recipient queries. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264235 | WIRELESS BINAURAL HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF TRANSMISSION VOLTAGE - A system includes: first and second hearing devices, each hearing device comprising an output transducer, a wireless communication unit, an antenna, and a power supply having primary and secondary voltage sources, wherein the secondary voltage source provides a lower voltage than the primary voltage source; and a detector arrangement to provide a quality indicator indicative of a quality of a wireless link between the first and second hearing devices, wherein each of the first and second hearing devices comprises a control unit configured to operate the respective hearing device in: when the quality indicator is above a threshold, a first power mode in which the respective hearing device uses its secondary voltage source to drive transmission with its antenna, and when the quality indicator is below the threshold, a second power mode in which the respective hearing device uses its primary voltage source to drive transmission with its antenna. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264236 | BATTERY POSITIONING IN AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - An external headpiece of an implantable hearing aid system, including an RF coil, a sound processing apparatus, a battery, and a magnet configured to support the headpiece against skin of the recipient via a transcutaneous magnetic coupling with an implanted magnet implanted in a recipient, wherein a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical battery extends through the magnet. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264237 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes: an implantable unit configured to be at least partly implanted in the body of a user; a transformer core configured to be arranged at least partly under the skin of the user; and an internal cabling configured to connect the implantable unit to the transformer core. The internal cabling includes a first winding around the transformer core; and an external unit configured to be at least partly arranged outside the body of the user, the external unit including: a power supply circuity and a connector coupled to the power supply circuity configured to supply power from the power supply circuity to the implantable unit via the transformer core. The connector includes a first connector part and a second connector part. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264238 | DISCRIMINATION OF LIGHT INTERFERENCE IN A MEMS MICROPHONE - A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone includes a cavity to receive an acoustic signal. The acoustic signal causes movement of a diaphragm relative to one or more other surfaces, which in turn results in an electrical signal representative of the received acoustic signal. A light sensor is included within the packaging of the MEMS microphone such that an output of the light sensor is representative of a light signal received with the acoustic signal. The output of the light sensor is used to modify the electrical signal representative of the received acoustic signal in a manner that limits light interference with an acoustical output signal. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264239 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING MICROPHONE POSITION AND MICROPHONE SYSTEM - A method for determining microphone position is a method for determining positions of a plurality of microphones in a microphone array having the plurality of microphones arranged in a plurality of concentric circles. The method for determining microphone position includes a constraint condition acquiring step of acquiring constraint conditions including the maximum number of the plurality of microphones; and a selecting step of selecting, from among a plurality of combinations of (i) the number of microphones included in each of the plurality of concentric circles and (ii) the radius of each of the plurality of concentric circles, a combination indicating directional characteristics with the smallest difference from a target value of the directional characteristics of the microphone array; where the plurality of combinations satisfy the constraint conditions. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264240 | Updating Playback Device Configuration Information Based on Calibration Data - An example computing device is configured to perform functions including receiving calibration data corresponding respectively to a plurality of playback devices, where each playback device in the plurality of playback devices is located in a respective playback environment other than a first playback environment. The functions also include receiving playback device characteristic data respectively indicating at least one playback device characteristic for each playback device of the plurality of playback devices. The functions also include, based on at least the calibration data and the playback device characteristic data, determining updated playback device configuration information and transmitting data indicating the updated playback device configuration information to a given playback device located in the first environment. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264241 | Calibration of Audio Playback Devices - An audio playback device comprises a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is arranged to output by the speaker first audio content and receive by the microphone an indication of the first audio content. A first acoustic response of a room in which the audio playback device is located is determined based on the received indication of first audio content. A mapping is applied to the first acoustic response to determine a second acoustic response. The second acoustic response is indicative of an approximated acoustic response of the room at a spatial location different from a spatial location of the microphone. The second audio content output by the speaker is adjusted based on the second response. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264242 | AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT SYSTEM USING SAME - To provide an audio output apparatus capable of instantly providing sound to a given listener through high-quality binaural reproduction. An audio output apparatus is configured to be wearable on a listener and includes a pair of output units and an imaging unit. The pair of output units is configured to be capable of outputting audio output signals generated using a head-related transfer function to both ears of the listener in a wearing state in which the audio output apparatus is worn, respectively. The imaging unit is provided in at least one of the pair of output units and is configured to be capable of generating an image by imaging the ears of the listener in the wearing state, the image being used for calculating the head-related transfer function. In this configuration, by using the imaging unit in the pair of output units, the image of the listener's ears to be used for calculating the head-related transfer function can be generated after the listener wears the audio output apparatus. Therefore, this audio output apparatus can instantly provide sound through high-quality binaural reproduction to a given listener. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264243 | Playing Binaural Sound Clips During an Electronic Communication - A method plays sound clips in binaural sound to users during an electronic communication between two or more users. A processor convolves the sound clips with HRTFs so the sound externally localize away from a head of the user listening to the sound clip. The sound clips play to users during the electronic communication without transmitting the sound clips to electronic devices of the users. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264244 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING AND APPLYING NUMERICALLY OPTIMIZED BINAURAL ROOM IMPULSE RESPONSES - Methods and systems for designing binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) for use in headphone virtualizers, and methods and systems for generating a binaural signal in response to a set of channels of a multi-channel audio signal, including by applying a BRIR to each channel of the set, thereby generating filtered signals, and combining the filtered signals to generate the binaural signal, where each BRIR has been designed in accordance with an embodiment of the design method. Other aspects are audio processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. In accordance with some embodiments, BRIR design is formulated as a numerical optimization problem based on a simulation model (which generates candidate BRIRs) and at least one objective function (which evaluates each candidate BRIR), and includes identification of a best one of the candidate BRIRs as indicated by performance metrics determined for the candidate BRIRs by each objective function. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264245 | MICRO-LOCATION MONITORING TECHNIQUES - In some implementations, methods for selecting a set of beacons that are to be monitored by a mobile device may be employed. Specifically, an optimal set of beacons to monitor may be provided to a mobile device depending on particular groups of beacons that are in proximity to the mobile device, the distance from the mobile device to each of the particular groups of beacons, and the mobile device's position/movements as provided by a tracking service such as GPS. These techniques may ensure that the mobile device is not blind to the closest and/or most relevant beacons. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264246 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOCALIZED GEOLOCATION - To conserve energy associated with bi-directional communications with network devices (e.g., access point, router, long-range (LoRa) access point, edge device, etc.), and to limit data/information processing resources associated with such bi-directional communications, a user device (e.g., a data collection device, an Internet of Things (IoT) device, an end device, a low-power device, a sensor, etc.) may determine its location (e.g., geolocation, etc.). The user device may use mapping information that identifies each network device within a geographical area to identify locations of network devices within a communication range of the user device. The user device may determine its own location based on the locations of the network devices within the communication range. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264247 | LOCATION HISTORY ACCESS FOR LOST TRACKING DEVICE - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a tracking server and from a first computing device, a first tracking signal associated with a tracking device. The first tracking signal is associated with a first location and is received with an identifier for the tracking device. The method includes associating the first location with the tracking device based on the identifier for the tracking device. The method includes receiving second tracking signals from one or more second computing devices, respectively. Each second tracking signal is associated with a respective second location and is received with a respective unresolved hash value. The method includes resolving the identifier for the tracking device based on the unresolved hash value received with each of the one or more second tracking signals. The method includes associating the second locations with the tracking device based on the identifier for the tracking device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264248 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a method for wireless communication, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device comprises: a processing circuit configured to: determine, on the basis of the channel statistical characteristics of a sidelink channel between a first communication device and a second communication device in the Internet of Vehicles, whether a communication path between the first communication device and the second communication device is a direct view path or a non-direct view path; and if the communication path is a direct view path, use the information obtained by means of the direct view path for the coordinated positioning of the first communication device and the second communication device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264249 | COLLABORATIVE SOCIAL DISTANCING - Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: receiving request data from a first mobile UE device, the request data requesting installation of an instance of a client software installation package on the first mobile UE device; and responsively to the request data from the first mobile UE device, deploying a first instance of the client software installation package to the first mobile UE device for installation on the first mobile UE device, wherein the client software installation package is configured so that when the client software installation package is installed on a respective mobile client, the respective mobile client is operative for counting of crossings of the respective mobile client with one or more neighboring mobile client during performance of a trip. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264250 | IP POSITIONING METHOD AND UNIT, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTING DEVICE - This invention provides an IP positioning method & unit, computer storage medium and computing device. The method includes collecting the plurality of GPS coordinates pointing to the same IP address and mapping them to one coordinate system; clustering the plurality of GPS coordinates based on the K-means clustering algorithm to acquire minimum one principal cluster circle, wherein, the GPS coordinates are the principal cluster objects of the principal cluster circles; selecting the principal cluster circle with the largest number of cluster objects as the target cluster circle; screening the target cluster object from the principal clustering objects in the target cluster circle based on the preset rules and taking the GPS coordinate of the target cluster object as the IP center coordinate of the IP address. Based on the scheme provided by this invention, we can eliminate the isolated GPS coordinate points far away, remove and filter the coordinates which are irrelevant and can generate interference, and make the IP center coordinates determined more realistic and accurate. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264251 | SYSTEM FOR COMBINING SENSOR DATA TO DETERMINE A RELATIVE POSITION - A first device determines relative position data representative of a position of one or more other user devices relative to the first device. To determine relative position data between the first device and a second device, the first device determines a distance between the first device and the second device at a plurality of timestamps. Additionally, the first device determines movement data at each timestamp from one or more device sensors. The movement data at each corresponding timestamp may reflect movement of the first device and/or the second device between a prior timestamp and the corresponding timestamp. The first device computes relative position data for the second device by combining the distance measurements and movement data over the plurality of timestamps, for instance, through a process of sensor fusion. By computing the relative position data, the first device may determine a transformation that can be used to convert between a coordinate system of the second device and the coordinate system of the first device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264252 | APPLICATION PROGRAM AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT DEVICE - Provided are an application program and a behavior management device that enable behavior management using a wireless communication technology included in a portable device and that can be helpful for solving various problems. A server SV is provided with: a time information input means for receiving input of time information; and a mapping means for reading, from a database of the server SV, device information corresponding to the time information, the input of which has been received by the time information input means, and relative positional relation information corresponding to the device information, and for performing mapping to arrange users on a virtual map on the basis of the relative positional relation information corresponding to the read device information. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264253 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR COMMUNICATING AN ESTIMATE OF THE LOCATION OF AT LEAST ONE RADIO ENDPOINT TO A CONNECTED OBJECT - A method for communicating an estimate of the location of at least one radio terminal to a connected object. The method is implemented by a mobile terminal and includes: receiving, at a given time, via at least one received radio signal, at least one identifier of a radio terminal; obtaining at least one estimate of the location of an identified radio terminal; associating, with each identifier, the location of the corresponding radio terminal and the time of reception of the corresponding radio signal; and broadcasting the aforementioned association via at least one radio signal to at least one connected object. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audiences with greater accuracy. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264255 | NETWORK UNILATERAL COMMUNICATION LOCATION ELECTRONIC UNDERPINNING SYSTEM - This Invention is a process for developing an infrastructure of interactive virtual data registry nodes that act as virtual reference points in 3D physical environment which only this invention can see and interact with to create a platform upon which location and navigation services, or any service that requires precise measurement, can be hosted and the process includes the development and placement of a universal grid of interactive virtual data registry nodes that interact with a virtual sensor or peripheral which prompt the system per this inventions programmed design to display the information stored in the registry that is tied to that virtual data registry node's precise location and when the sensor/peripheral comes into contact with the virtual data registry node the corresponding information, by the design of this process, is automatically display in three forms: readable data, 2D format and 3D format on the display of the machines computer or electronic device that is running the virtual/physical software program.
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20220264256 | EVACUATION TRACKING - Techniques for tracking an evacuation of a location in an environment that utilizes physical tokens to prove physical presence at the location are presented. The techniques include receiving data representing of subordinates of an evacuation facilitator; receiving physical token based location status information for at least one of the subordinates, where the physical token based location status information is based on electronic readings of the physical tokens; determining based on the physical token based location status information, a physical presence status at the location for the at least one of the subordinates; receiving evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location; and recording the evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264257 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER POSITION - An apparatus for determining a position of a user device, UE, in a wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising one or more of moving transmission reception points, TRPs, wherein the apparatus is configured to: initiate one or more procedures to perform one or more measurements between the UE and the moving TRP, and to obtain one or more measurement results; and receive at least one message from the moving TRP comprising a position information of the moving TRP; wherein the apparatus is capable to estimate the position of the UE using the measurement result and the position of the moving TRP. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264258 | Communications Method and Apparatus, and Device - A communications method includes receiving, by a base station, update information of a multicast session, and sending, by the base station and based on the update information, radio bearer information to a terminal device that joins the multicast session, where the radio bearer information is used by the terminal device to receive data of the multicast session. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264259 | INTELLIGENT PARK AND PAGE FUNCTIONS IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides a communication system and method, among other things. As a non-limiting example, the method includes receiving a call from a caller, parking the call, and while the call is parked, determining a paging target for the call. The method may further include paging a first target area in an attempt to summon the paging target to retrieve the parked call. The method may further include paging a second target area in an attempt to summon the paging target to retrieve the parked call, receiving a response from the paging target, and based on the response received from the paging target, connecting the paging target with the caller. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264260 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SHORT MESSAGE DELIVERY STATUS REPORT VALIDATION - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for short message delivery status report validation are disclosed. One method occurs at a first network node. The method includes receiving a short message delivery status report appearing to be associated with a short message delivery to a mobile subscriber; determining, using a data store containing information about short message delivery attempts, whether the short message delivery status report is valid or invalid, wherein the information about the short message delivery attempts indicates a validation time period for receiving a valid short message delivery status report; and performing a processing action based on the determination. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264261 | Method of Sending Messages to Devices Not Configured to Receive Them - A system having a server for receiving a message from a sending device executing a messaging application and for sending a message notification alert to a recipient, the server having a processor and memory, the memory having computer executable code, comprising receiving the message from the sending device executing the messaging application, the message containing recipient address information provided by the sending device, determining, based on recipient address information, that the recipient is not associated with a recipient device having the messaging application, and transmitting the message notification alert to the recipient via an alternate communications method, the message notification alert comprising a link to view the message. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264262 | ACTIVE TRANSPORT BASED NOTIFICATIONS - Techniques for triggering an action associated with a task items are provided. A task item associated with a triggering criterion is provided. The triggering criterion requires an occurrence of any of a plurality of communication events. The plurality of communication events includes a telephone call. In some implementations, at least two of the plurality of communication events are of different communication types. In some implementations, the different types are telephone calls, emails, and text messages. The occurrence of a first communication event of the plurality of communication events is detected. It is determined the triggering criterion is satisfied. In response to the determining, a notification associated with the task item is caused to be presented to a user of the electronic device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264263 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING RATE GROUP, METHOD FOR CHARGING FOR DATA SERVICE, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for processing a rate group, a method for charging for a data service, and a related device and system, so as to enable a charging system to accurately charge for the data service when the rate group changes. The method includes: determining, by a gateway device, whether a rate group of a service data stream changes; and if the rate group of the service data stream changes, reporting, by the gateway device, charging data to the charging system, so that the charging system performs charging according to the charging data, where the charging data includes service usage information and a reporting reason for reporting the charging data, and the reporting reason indicates a change of the rate group. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264264 | CHARGING OVER AN EXPOSURE FUNCTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless communication network charges a user for a wireless network slice over a Network Exposure Function (NEF). A network user-plane transfers user data over the wireless network slice. In response, the network user-plane generates session data that characterizes the user data transfer over the wireless network slice. The network user-plane transfers the session data to the NEF. The NEF receives the session data and generates a service charge for the wireless network slice based on the session data. The NEF transfers the service charge for the wireless network slice and at least a portion of the session data to a distributed ledger associated with the user. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264265 | METHOD BY WHICH DEVICE TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES CPM IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING SIDELINK, AND DEVICE THEREFOR - Disclosed in various embodiments are a method by which a first device transmits a collective perception message (CPM) in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor. Disclosed are a method by which a first device transmits a collective perception message (CPM) in a wireless communication system, and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first message from a second device; acquiring sensing information about adjacent objects; and transmitting the CPM on the basis of the sensing information, wherein the first device determines whether object information that overlaps with first object information acquired from the first message is included in the sensing information, and determines whether to include the overlapping object information in the CPM on the basis of the distance to the second device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264266 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTION METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a communication connection method for a continuous glucose monitoring system. A communication connection method for a continuous glucose monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: a step in which, in order to connect communication between a communication terminal and a sensor transmitter attached to a human body so as to continuously monitor biometric information of the human body, the communication terminal receives information of the sensor transmitter from the sensor transmitter; a step of determining, on the basis of the received information, whether the sensor transmitter is a new sensor transmitter or an already used sensor transmitter; and a step in which, when the sensor transmitter is an already used transmitter, communication connection is controlled on the basis of use information of the already used sensor transmitter. The present disclosure is advantageous in that, if communication between a sensor transmitter inserted into a human body and a communication terminal for receiving glucose data from the sensor transmitter is disconnected, the communication between the existing sensor transmitter and the communication terminal can be quickly connected when the communication is reconnected. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264267 | Internet-of-Things Sensor Management Method and Wireless Access Point - An internet-of-things sensor management method and a wireless access point, the method including obtaining, by a wireless access point (AP) with a wireless local area network (WLAN) function, a measurement parameter collected by an IoT sensor, where the IoT sensor is integrated in the wireless AP, and indicating, by the wireless AP in response to the measurement parameter meeting a first trigger condition, an executor pointed to by a first execution action to execute the first execution action, where the first execution action is triggered by the first trigger condition. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264268 | COOPERATIVE ADAS AND COOPERATIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING V2X COMMUNICATIONS - Cooperative advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS) and cooperative safety systems using vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications and methods of use. A method may comprise, by a guiding vehicle, periodically identifying an error of a nearby connected road-user and if an error is identified, transmitting a guidance message with guidance data using V2X communications to the connected road-user; and by the connected road-user as a guided road-user, using the guidance data to fix the error. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING FUNCTIONS AT MOBILE NETWORK NODES - A method, apparatus and system for operating functions at mobile network nodes is provided. Locations of target devices to be serviced by network functions, and locations of moving network nodes potentially hosting the network functions are determined. The network functions are then caused to operate at one or more of the network nodes during a specified time. These network nodes are selected to be proximate to the target devices during the specified time. The selecting is based on locations of the target devices and on locations of the network nodes. A virtual function can be deployed on a satellite network in such a manner that the function stays close to a target device, even though the satellites may move out of overhead position. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264270 | Evaluating Vehicle-To-Everything (V2X) Information - Embodiments include methods performed by vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system for evaluating V2X information. Some embodiments may include receiving from a V2X entity a length value and width value of the V2X entity, determining whether the received length value and width value are reliable, and performing a position overlap check using the received length value and width value in response to determining that the received length value and width value are reliable. | 2022-08-18 |
20220264271 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE PIGGYBACKING - Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing assistance to a user of a mobile application are described. A request to establish a session for a single mobile application executing on a mobile device is received on a remote device via an application programming interface (API) that is integrated with the single mobile application. Information from the single mobile application is received on the remote device via the API, the information including information about the single mobile application. A command is sent from the remote device to the mobile device, causing the mobile device to execute the command in the single mobile application. | 2022-08-18 |